Improvement in curry-combs and brushes



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PATENT FFICE.

HOWARD O. SMITH, OF OOXSAOKIE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CURRY-COMBS AND BRUSHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,659, dated October3,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD C. SMITH, of (Joxsackie, in the county ofGreene and State of New York, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Combined Curry-Comb and Brush 5 and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description oi' theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawing' making a part of this specification, and to the lettersand figures of reference :marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation ot a longitudinal section ofniyinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same.

My invention has relation to curry-combs for the purpose of grooming andcleaning horses and other animals; and it consists in so arranging,alternately, the bristles and metal teeth of the comb that the processof combing and brushing may be performed at the same time.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents an oval board, provided withseries of holes in which the bristles are secured in the ordinarymanner. The upper surface of this oval board is veneered, so as toprotect or cover the ends ofthe bristles and present a finished surface.To the under surface ofthe board A is attached, at equal distances,strips of leather or rubber B, and to these are secured the combs ormetallic teeth D, as shown on the drawing, in Fig. 1. In constructing'this comb and brush pains are taken to commence at both ends with thebristles, and extending' the bristles inward to any given distance-say,two inches from the ends; then the strips B, which may be of any elasticmaterial, as leather, rubber, Ste. To this elastic material are securedthe metallic combs D, which may be constructed in any ofthe known forms.The inner layers or sections are constructed in the same manner as abovedescribed.

Thus the comb and brush is constructed, arranging at alternate spacesthe bristles and combs, as represented on the drawing.

It will be readily perceived and understood th at a curry-combconstructed as above described will perform a double function of combingand brushing at the same time, and the elastic material under the combswill yield to any unevenness of surface and throw the combs D a littlebeyond the bristles.

E represents a pivoted spring-handle attached to the upper surface ofthe board, and having its bea-rin gs on the washer b. A handle attachedin this manner can be easily adjusted, and adapted with convenience tosuit the movements of the grooms hand.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The horse-brush herein described, having the transverse-channel combs Dand the elastic cushions B, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD C. SMITH. Witnesses:

` A. J. DORMAN,

JOHN W. BRANDON. (46)

